Posts Tagged ‘peridot earrings’

Gemstone jewelry forms a fine center peice to any collection.  And until recently, the gemstone of choice would probably be a classic precious gemstone, such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and to a lesser extent semi-precious amethysts, garnets and opals. And although these gemstones are still much sought after, women are increasingly seeking to add the more unusual gemstones to their fine jewelry collections.

One such gemstone is peridot.

Pronounced “pair-ee-doh”, peridot was popular in early Greek and Roman jewelry. In fact Cleopatra’s renowned “emerald” collection is now thought to have been mostly comprised of peridot gemset jewelry!

Peridots are surrounded by myth, lore and legend! Different peoples through time have believed they have the power to cure asthma, reduce fever and increase the potency of medicines. Such fabled powers probably come from the more unusal sources of peridots.

Peridot is a mined gemstone on Earth, where it is found in Tanzania, Kenya , South Africa and elsewhere.  However, it is also found in extraterrestrial meteorites! Known as pallasites, some meteor peridot has been facetted for fine jewelry!

Peridot is August’s gemstone and ranges from warm lime greens to rich grass greens and from light yellow-green to deep olive. Its sunlit citrus glows has come to symolize warmth and charity.

Go on, check out our peridot collection and choose from peridot earrings, rings or maybe a peridot pendant to add to your fine jewelry collection!

Gemstone jewelry makes a wonderful gift for a birthday, anniversary, the holiday season and as a Christmas gift.  depending upon your choice of gemstone, and style of jewelry, gemstone gifts cater for all budgets.  Top of the range are precious diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds set into precious metals but more affordable items include peridot jewelry, opals and amethyst jewelry set into gold or silver.  

And with economic semi-precious gemstones, you ould buy one piece of jewelry, say a necklace, and team it up with a matching pair of earrings another time.  Or maybe you have the budget to buy a gemstone “set”, such as ring and bracelet, necklace and bracelet or necklace and earrings?  The wonderful thing about gemstone jewelry is that it is so easy to personalise a gift!

And gemstone jewelry is not just for people who prefer dainty jewelry.  Many gemstones can be found in larger carat weights, or their affordability means they can be clustered together to form a glorious piece with a high WOW factor!

Remember too that many gemstones are also associated with a particular month and/or zodiac sign.  So why not consider making a gift of “birthstone” jewelry.  Obviously this will vary from person to person depending on their birth month!  But don’t be limited to birthstone gemstones.  Because whilst opal jewelry is October’s birthstone jewelry, and peridot is August’s, if your October born friend adores green, maybe peridot earrings would be perfect!

And don’t forget that oneof the best ways to shop around for the best gemstone jewelry and cheapest prices is online!  Why not check out or gorgeous pieces of handmade opal, peridot and amethyst gemstone jewelry and take advantage of the special online prices?

Go on, treat someone special!